Monthly Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Review for East Africa (Kenya & Somalia) Shabaab Al-Mujahideen in Period of May 1st – May 31st, 2025: Tracking and Monitoring Al-Shabaab’s Activity in East Africa

Executive Summary The Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group Al-Shabaab continues to pose a grave and persistent threat to regional stability in the Horn of Africa, particularly in Somalia and Kenya. The group’s deadly insurgency, rooted in extremist ideology and long-standing grievances, has shown no signs of abating, despite counterterrorism operations led by Somali forces, The African Union...